These are courses that Thomas has taught at Bryn Mawr College:
PSYC 105 Introductory Psychology How do biological predispositions, life experiences, culture, and other social forces contribute to individual differences in human and animal behavior? This biopsychosocial theme will be examined in domains such as perception, cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, and social interaction thereby providing an overview of psychology's many areas of inquiry. The laboratory component of the course provides students opportunities to engage in data collection, research design, data analysis, and scientific writing in the psychological sciences. Students sign up for a laboratory component during the first week of class (laboratory times are typically held for 2 hours per week; (four weekday evening times and one weekend time.
PSYC B281 Laboratory in Counseling Psychology This writing-intensive laboratory course will offer experience in conducting psychological research in the area of counseling psychology. This course involves designing a study to answer a research question relevant to counseling psychology, including conducting a literature review, identifying appropriate research methods, statistical analysis, interpretation of results and intensive writing in the format of an APA-style research manuscript. This course will also emphasize expanding students' self-awareness about how privilege and oppression related to gender, race, sexual orientation, and other forms of social identity influence how we conduct and interact with research.. This is a .5 unit course that meets for the first half of the semester.
PSYC B320 Helping Skills: Theory and Practice What does it mean to help someone? What specific skills can we use to help people feel seen, heard, and understood? This course provides students with in-depth exposure to theories and research regarding effective helping relationships, with a focus on applications to counseling and psychotherapy. Students will learn skills used to assist others in exploring feelings and thoughts, gaining insight, and taking action. Students will practice helping skills with each other and will conduct research projects evaluating their helping skills. This course will also emphasize students' explorations of their own and others' biases, beliefs, and stigmas related to sociocultural and social justice issues that affect helping skills.
PSYC 105 Introductory Psychology How do biological predispositions, life experiences, culture, and other social forces contribute to individual differences in human and animal behavior? This biopsychosocial theme will be examined in domains such as perception, cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, and social interaction thereby providing an overview of psychology's many areas of inquiry. The laboratory component of the course provides students opportunities to engage in data collection, research design, data analysis, and scientific writing in the psychological sciences. Students sign up for a laboratory component during the first week of class (laboratory times are typically held for 2 hours per week; (four weekday evening times and one weekend time.
PSYC B281 Laboratory in Counseling Psychology This writing-intensive laboratory course will offer experience in conducting psychological research in the area of counseling psychology. This course involves designing a study to answer a research question relevant to counseling psychology, including conducting a literature review, identifying appropriate research methods, statistical analysis, interpretation of results and intensive writing in the format of an APA-style research manuscript. This course will also emphasize expanding students' self-awareness about how privilege and oppression related to gender, race, sexual orientation, and other forms of social identity influence how we conduct and interact with research.. This is a .5 unit course that meets for the first half of the semester.
PSYC B320 Helping Skills: Theory and Practice What does it mean to help someone? What specific skills can we use to help people feel seen, heard, and understood? This course provides students with in-depth exposure to theories and research regarding effective helping relationships, with a focus on applications to counseling and psychotherapy. Students will learn skills used to assist others in exploring feelings and thoughts, gaining insight, and taking action. Students will practice helping skills with each other and will conduct research projects evaluating their helping skills. This course will also emphasize students' explorations of their own and others' biases, beliefs, and stigmas related to sociocultural and social justice issues that affect helping skills.
